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that law is constitutional in parts of the, -- country and unconstitutional in boston and new york so you cannot have that. the court will take up of those cases. host: the california prop 8 could come up as well? guest: that is a bigger question. that is the question of gays and lesbians having the right to marry. the last case was gays and lesbians being already legally marry. this is the first to get to the supreme court that directly opposed -- poses the question -- is unconstitutional -- is it unconstitutional to ban the marriage of gays and lesbians? the federal judge in san francisco struck down below. the ninth circuit agreed on a two-one voter in the road a fairly narrow opinion but the question for the supreme court is -- they have several choices -- they could grant that case and decide in a big way whether denying the right to marry for gays and lesbians who violates the equal protection clause. they could take it up and decide it narrowly and say that is what the judges in the ninth circuit said. for a brief time, gates could mayor in california thanks to wasa state supre
that law is constitutional in parts of the, -- country and unconstitutional in boston and new york so you cannot have that. the court will take up of those cases. host: the california prop 8 could come up as well? guest: that is a bigger question. that is the question of gays and lesbians having the right to marry. the last case was gays and lesbians being already legally marry. this is the first to get to the supreme court that directly opposed -- poses the question -- is unconstitutional --...
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we showed the village in new york city, which got ravaged by 9/11. a plane had crashed right in their village. now the storm. steve was pursuing nancy pelosi because we did a story trying to find out how come members of congress can invest in wall street and not in stock, that is related to businesses they are looking at on capitol hill, without having to abide by the rules you and i do in terms of insider trading. that law got changed. the change happened right after. that was just this year. it is a really good question. it is part of what motivates people in the news business. you can have an impact. you feel a lot better about what you are doing when you are working on something important. i can tell you all so i worked in a lot of places in local news in my six years before i got to cbs news and i learned from places i did not agree with their philosophy. there is so much to learn. you find out what you do not want to be part of. a boss once said, "news, we do not want to go out there to make the news. we want to scare people." it is my favorite
we showed the village in new york city, which got ravaged by 9/11. a plane had crashed right in their village. now the storm. steve was pursuing nancy pelosi because we did a story trying to find out how come members of congress can invest in wall street and not in stock, that is related to businesses they are looking at on capitol hill, without having to abide by the rules you and i do in terms of insider trading. that law got changed. the change happened right after. that was just this year....
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chief speech writer for the new york city mayor rudy guiliani, john is a senior columnist for newsweek and the daily beast as well as a cnn contributor. they were responsible for writing the eulogies of all firefighters and police officers who died during 9/11. the author of "independent nation." and "wingnut." also the editor of america's greatest newspaper columns. now, ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to a conversation on growing up in the white house. please join me in welcoming susan ford bales, lynda johnson robb, and john to the stage. [applause] >> by way of beginning, last night, we were sitting up late talking about today's talk. you are quoted in it. gosh, i don't have a copy of it. magically, there was a copy. i went to the page. it was called "touring dixie with lbj." written may 10, 1964. this was meant to be. here are the opening lines about lbj in which lynda is featured later in the column. touring the south with president johnson is like going back to the old evangelical chautauqua circuit. [laughter] this is clearly meant to be. as was indicated, we're going to hav
chief speech writer for the new york city mayor rudy guiliani, john is a senior columnist for newsweek and the daily beast as well as a cnn contributor. they were responsible for writing the eulogies of all firefighters and police officers who died during 9/11. the author of "independent nation." and "wingnut." also the editor of america's greatest newspaper columns. now, ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to a conversation on growing up in the white house. please join me in...
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but the time he was 22, 18 of those 22 teammates were dead. two were in prison. one, they did not know what happened to him. he was the only one who graduated from college. ronnie is the first to tell you that for him, he had someone who invested in him and believed in him. made him feel like his love of poetry was not weird. that changed his life trajectory. i try to share stories like ronnie and jamie and donald and others, all the verse, all coming from different walks of life, because that is the american story. those are the american stories that are out there that do not have anything to do with the no child left behind or the chicago teachers strike, but have everything to do with those things because that is the soul of the issue. if we are going to change the life trajectory of these children, we have to respect their needs. we need to make sure those adult interests that predominate, they need to be front and center away from the equation and we need to put these kids where they need to be, put their interests first. one final thing before i take some q
but the time he was 22, 18 of those 22 teammates were dead. two were in prison. one, they did not know what happened to him. he was the only one who graduated from college. ronnie is the first to tell you that for him, he had someone who invested in him and believed in him. made him feel like his love of poetry was not weird. that changed his life trajectory. i try to share stories like ronnie and jamie and donald and others, all the verse, all coming from different walks of life, because that...
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we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume a soldier, do not lay aside the citizen. that is what the lead. we are not partisan. we are frustrated with the in action and what looks like slow things happening in washington. these are the types of folks that can pass through and take this country to the next level. we need your help. when you leave, take this with you and think about veterans day. it is november 11. every city will have a parade and events. please step up and join. be a part of this movement. help us deliver a return from this generation. we are not a charity. we are an investment. now is the ti
we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume a soldier, do not lay aside the...
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by the time he was 22, 18 of those 22 teammates were dead. two were in prison. one, they did not know what happened to him. and ronnie was the only one who had graduated from college. and ronnie was the first to tell you -- and i talked to him recently -- that for him, he had someone who invested in him and believed in him and made him feel like his love of poetry was not weird. that changed his life trajectory. i try to share stories like brahney and jamie and donald and others, all divers, all coming from different walks of life. that is the american story. those are the american stories that are out there that do not have anything to do with no child left behind, or the chicago teachers strike. they have everything to do with those things because that is the soul of the issue. if we are going to change the life trajectory of these -- we need toe respect their need to get where they are and what they need. and we also need to make sure that all of those adult interests that predominates, they need to be front and center away from the equation and we need to pu
by the time he was 22, 18 of those 22 teammates were dead. two were in prison. one, they did not know what happened to him. and ronnie was the only one who had graduated from college. and ronnie was the first to tell you -- and i talked to him recently -- that for him, he had someone who invested in him and believed in him and made him feel like his love of poetry was not weird. that changed his life trajectory. i try to share stories like brahney and jamie and donald and others, all divers,...
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the democrats had something like a 27-22 edge in the house. it is not going to be like for 35 -- 300 something to 200 something. i imagine the republicans have the control. a tie vote now is going to mean that romney would win. the house is controlled. here and then there. your microphone is coming. it awaits you. >> was washington unanimously elected twice? >> yes. there is no contestant. >> over here? >> i went to high school and the bronx -- in of the bronx. morris high. we often talked about gouverneur more is to the school was named after. what happened to the morris family? >> i do not know the post-story of what happened to the family. i will tell you a little more about his later career. he went to france. interesting note here. morse wrote three constitutions. to is very influential in the new york state constitution. he spoke more often than anyone else and offered way more motions and very much manipulated the powers of the presidency. if you want to know why you have not heard that story, and the post script is an analysis of why h
the democrats had something like a 27-22 edge in the house. it is not going to be like for 35 -- 300 something to 200 something. i imagine the republicans have the control. a tie vote now is going to mean that romney would win. the house is controlled. here and then there. your microphone is coming. it awaits you. >> was washington unanimously elected twice? >> yes. there is no contestant. >> over here? >> i went to high school and the bronx -- in of the bronx. morris...
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of course not everyone in boston is white. within a month of their arrival in 1768, three british officers, probably drunk had been discovered encouraging african american slaves to attack their white masters. one of the drug officers assured the officersbostonians that the soldiers were coming to a procurer their freedoms. while of the slaves sensibly ignored these lies, the british army is not in a boston to free the slaves. several white residents launched complaints to captain wilson and is probably drug friends, engaging in a dangerous rebellion. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, part of the holiday weekend now through monday morning on c-span 3, american history tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: paul rothstein is a georgetown university law professor. talking about seceding from the united states. many cited the declaration of independence or the size of the united states government. professor, welcome. guest: thank you very much. host: are you surprised by all of these petitions coming from across the country
of course not everyone in boston is white. within a month of their arrival in 1768, three british officers, probably drunk had been discovered encouraging african american slaves to attack their white masters. one of the drug officers assured the officersbostonians that the soldiers were coming to a procurer their freedoms. while of the slaves sensibly ignored these lies, the british army is not in a boston to free the slaves. several white residents launched complaints to captain wilson and is...
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we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. that message is spreading fast. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume a soldier, do not lay aside the citizen. that is what the lead. -- what we believe. we are not partisan. we are frustrated with the in action and what looks like slow things happening in washington. these are the types of folks that can pass through and take this country to the next level. we need your help. when you leave, take this with you and think about veterans day. it is november 11. every city will have a parade and events. please step up and join. be a part of this movement. help us deliver a return from this generation. we ar
we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. that message is spreading fast. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume...
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this is from the new york city board of elections. it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not jealous and i'm glad that he's been blessed. also no -- when he talked about jeep and the united autoworkers and chrysler, he was correct. it was put down during a conference last week. i know that when you are an investor, you do have certain rights and you do have certain laws under the tax code and there's a lot of things that i could just sit here and talk about but i'm not. i'm going to let somebody else hold the ring. host: so why have you decided to vote or not vote? caller: well, i'm goi
this is from the new york city board of elections. it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and...
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chief speech writer for the new york city mayor rudy guiliani, john is a senior columnist for newsweek and the daily beast as well as a cnn contributor. they were responsible for writing the eulogies of all firefighters and police officers who died during 9/11. the author of "independent nation." and "wingnut." also the editor of america's greatest newspaper columns. now, ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to a conversation on growing up in the white house. please join me in welcoming susan ford bales, lynda johnson robb, and john to the stage. [applause] >> by way of beginning, last night, we were sitting up late talking about today's talk. you are quoted in it. gosh, i don't have a copy of it. magically, there was a copy. i went to the page. it was called "touring dixie with lbj." written may 10, 1964. this was meant to be. here are the opening lines about lbj in which lynda is featured later in the column. touring the south with president johnson is like going back to the old evangelical chautauqua circuit. [laughter] this is clearly meant to be. as was indicated, we're going to hav
chief speech writer for the new york city mayor rudy guiliani, john is a senior columnist for newsweek and the daily beast as well as a cnn contributor. they were responsible for writing the eulogies of all firefighters and police officers who died during 9/11. the author of "independent nation." and "wingnut." also the editor of america's greatest newspaper columns. now, ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to a conversation on growing up in the white house. please join me in...
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>> three and a half years ago there were 22 of us. there was a poll three weeks ago, 40 million people would be voting based on the tea party principles and identify with us. from nothing four years ago to 34 months later, 22 people to 40 million people. it is not the death of the tea party. we're promoting our values of fiscal responsibility and limiting permit -- government and free markets against campaigns that have been campaigning for the past six years. we're new, we're not going away, and we will continue to grow and get better. >> to put a finer point on that, i could not agree more. i feel that because of the tea party and the conservative movement working at the grass- roots level, all the way up to the republican presidential nominee in four years, within that time, the conservative movement tea party will take over the republican party within four years. there is one last question. if not, thank you for coming. >> c-span and knives middle and high school students to send messages to the president. -- invites middle school
>> three and a half years ago there were 22 of us. there was a poll three weeks ago, 40 million people would be voting based on the tea party principles and identify with us. from nothing four years ago to 34 months later, 22 people to 40 million people. it is not the death of the tea party. we're promoting our values of fiscal responsibility and limiting permit -- government and free markets against campaigns that have been campaigning for the past six years. we're new, we're not going...
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she stopped them and made her way to boston. this is the first at 22 in american women. it showed her with a hatchet in one hand and scallops in the other. >> he is the best selling author of the "don't know much" series. >> with just five days to go until election day, and romney called on ohioans to vote early for her husband. during a rally, she said he will not fail women and the american people. this is a half hour. >> thank you. i am so pleased to be here today. what a warm welcome. what a lovely group of people. we are into the final days. isn't this exciting? we are going in the right direction. we are so pleased to be here. i have had a love the opportunity to travel with and through the months now and i see and her summit things that will be is so lovely in a first lady. we are so lucky to have her, aren't we? the reason that i am here is not much different than the reasons from before. i care very deeply about my own family, obviously. once again, the mccain family has a son that is deployed. he is in the navy and he flies helicopters and he is indeed -- the r
she stopped them and made her way to boston. this is the first at 22 in american women. it showed her with a hatchet in one hand and scallops in the other. >> he is the best selling author of the "don't know much" series. >> with just five days to go until election day, and romney called on ohioans to vote early for her husband. during a rally, she said he will not fail women and the american people. this is a half hour. >> thank you. i am so pleased to be here...
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it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013, in particular the challenge of putting federal government finances on a sustainable path and the longer run while avoiding actions that would endanger the economic recovery in the near term. the economy is continuing to recover from the financial crisis and recession, but the pace of the recovery has been slower than fomc participants and others had hoped or anticipated when i spoke here last, three years ago. indeed, since the recession trough in 2009, growth in real gdp has averaged only a little more than 2% per year. similarly, the job market has
it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013,...
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city myself over the weekend. and i will say what i saw was sobering. i visited families and communityties that had been devastated and i will say quite personally as a native new yorker and housing commissioner in new york city, visiting family, i attended a funeral yesterday for the daughter of a friend who was killed in the storm as well as seeing a very very large scale development that i remember the planning of, i remember cutting the ribbon with mayor broomberg and to now see that entire development flooded, it was particularly moving to me. all of those experiences. but i also saw remarkable courage and strength that i know is a hall mark of new yorkers and of those residents of the entire riegenn recovering. i met one woman whose home had burned to the ground. she had lost a relative in 9/11. and not long before that i had watched flight 586 crash just a few blocks fwr her home. and she was taking strength and preparing to rebuild once again. so remarkable efforts. and also i visited one of the disaster r
city myself over the weekend. and i will say what i saw was sobering. i visited families and communityties that had been devastated and i will say quite personally as a native new yorker and housing commissioner in new york city, visiting family, i attended a funeral yesterday for the daughter of a friend who was killed in the storm as well as seeing a very very large scale development that i remember the planning of, i remember cutting the ribbon with mayor broomberg and to now see that entire...
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then, in ohio, 22% of voters came from union households. you will remember that the auto bailout was a big debate. in florida, as we mentioned, not called yet, but hispanic voters are up in that state. we will keep you updated. in north carolina, mitt romney wins this battleground state, 48%.to president obama's three out of five voters in exit polls said they wanted some or all of the health care law repealed. in virginia, the democrat president obama won this state, as he did in 2008. finally, in new hampshire, 45% of the registered voters there are independent. they give president obama the victory, 52%, over governor romney's 47%. all of the election results can be found on our website, c- span.org. host: from the "chicago tribune" -- absentee illinois representative jesse jackson jr. reelected. our next call comes from nashville, tennessee. this is the jacob. caller: thank you for receiving my call. i voted for jill stein. i feel both parties are very short sighted as far as the future of the planet. it is proven by the flooding and so
then, in ohio, 22% of voters came from union households. you will remember that the auto bailout was a big debate. in florida, as we mentioned, not called yet, but hispanic voters are up in that state. we will keep you updated. in north carolina, mitt romney wins this battleground state, 48%.to president obama's three out of five voters in exit polls said they wanted some or all of the health care law repealed. in virginia, the democrat president obama won this state, as he did in 2008....
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is a republican city of new york. i do not think they would have done the same for us african- americans here in s.i.. i did want to comment on the election. a lot of people made it out to be a black and white thing. but for black -- for african- americans, it was way more than color. we have more issues on our mind as women, as people working for the city of new york and other cities around the nation. we want a clear future, a better future. there are many, many issues onta -- on the minds of african- americans, and color was not a main factor in as voting. host: there -- the voting process, did the hurricane affect it at all? caller: to be honest, and yorkers are strong. it is not a cliche. governor cuomo put in an executive order. people could vote wherever. it seemed like about working. i have a lot of friends who were volunteering intents -- in tents. they had a tense to replace colin sighed. overall, people were still able to come out and vote in staten island. brooklin, a researcher. host: some of the new gove
is a republican city of new york. i do not think they would have done the same for us african- americans here in s.i.. i did want to comment on the election. a lot of people made it out to be a black and white thing. but for black -- for african- americans, it was way more than color. we have more issues on our mind as women, as people working for the city of new york and other cities around the nation. we want a clear future, a better future. there are many, many issues onta -- on the minds of...
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first, we will do by the numbers, a 22 election recount. we have which airs -- we have whit ayres, president of north star opinion research. we will featured jerry bernstein, senior fellow at center on budget and policy priorities. the hon. elaine chao, former secretary of labor. and neera tanden, president for center for american cars. >> if you wanted to and set a predicate, you really could not have done better than last night. at the will look back on it as not only political but even a cultural and social milestone, a moment when the country looked in the mirror and said we are a different place than where we used to be. we have a terrific panel. we will look at the implications of this. i just want to start with three numbers which seemed to encapsulate the election -- 80, 39, 28. barack obama 180% of the combined the the minority voters, which -- barack obama won 80% of the combined minority voters. mitt romney, in losing, have the best showing among white male voters. >> i appreciate starting their because a spent a good amount of m
first, we will do by the numbers, a 22 election recount. we have which airs -- we have whit ayres, president of north star opinion research. we will featured jerry bernstein, senior fellow at center on budget and policy priorities. the hon. elaine chao, former secretary of labor. and neera tanden, president for center for american cars. >> if you wanted to and set a predicate, you really could not have done better than last night. at the will look back on it as not only political but even...
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next, from salt lake city, the justice department nominee. [cheers and applause] next, the constitution nominee for president. [cheers and applause] >> and the final independent candidate is gary johnson. gary is the libertarian party nominee. the first question for tonight's topic is our electoral system is from the free and equal elections foundation hosting this debate and will asked by christina tobin. >> thank you. we will start from the left to the right. here is our question. a top two primary is an election in which party labels appear on the ballot, but parties do not nominate candidates. instead, the candidates choose their own ballot label. all candidates run in the primary, but only the top two vote getters appear on the ballot in the november election. the system is p currently used in louisiana, washington state, and california. it is now a ballot member prop 21. what is your position on the top two primary system and why? >> we'll start with jill stein. >> thank you. and thank you so much to free & equal, and thank you for bein
next, from salt lake city, the justice department nominee. [cheers and applause] next, the constitution nominee for president. [cheers and applause] >> and the final independent candidate is gary johnson. gary is the libertarian party nominee. the first question for tonight's topic is our electoral system is from the free and equal elections foundation hosting this debate and will asked by christina tobin. >> thank you. we will start from the left to the right. here is our question....
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>> three and a half years ago there were 22 of us. there was a poll three weeks ago, 40 million people would be voting based on the tea party principles and identify with us. from nothing four years ago to 34 months later, 22 people to 40 million people. it is not the death of the tea party. ofre promoting our values fiscal responsibility and limiting permit -- government and free markets against campaigns that have been campaigning for the past six years. we're new, we're not going away, and we will continue to grow and get better. >> to put a finer point on that, i could not agree more. i feel that because of the tea party and the conservative movement working at the grass- roots level, all the way up to the republican presidential nominee in four years, within that time, the conservative movement tea party will take over the republican party within four years. there is one last question. if not, thank you for coming. ... >> president obama and his family are returning to the washington area arriving outside of washington. thursday
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louis city. in west virginia, they elected democratic governor, democratic senator, including re-electing mansion, who got 61% and yet the president topped out at 36%. that's 25% difference between mansion and president's vote in west virginia. i wanted to get your comments on, ticket in general and then maybe west virginia. >> you have three different things in two different situations. in missouri, let's face it, talk aidan contaminated the environment and made it very, very hard for -- i think it didn't represent other republicans in the state and nationally for that matter. the thing is in places like montana and west virginia, when you vp democrats that could have told you on january 1 -- i'm sorry, january -- could have told you four years ago that that president obama will be a liability in my state -- i'm not going to have to put. there will be no lack of distance between me and him at any point. it's not like they had been cozying up to him and then up -- the picture that republicans had
louis city. in west virginia, they elected democratic governor, democratic senator, including re-electing mansion, who got 61% and yet the president topped out at 36%. that's 25% difference between mansion and president's vote in west virginia. i wanted to get your comments on, ticket in general and then maybe west virginia. >> you have three different things in two different situations. in missouri, let's face it, talk aidan contaminated the environment and made it very, very hard for --...
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obama claims the democrats took control when you were a 22 of 2009. actually, the democrats took control january 3 of 2007. they took control of the congress and the senate. that was the first time since 1995. under bush, unemployment was 4.6% and gdp was 3.5%, and 50 straight months of job growth. i am tired of obama claiming that he has inherited such a bad economy from the bush era, blaming everything on the republicans. barney frank was head of the house financial committee, and chris dodd was the head of the senate banking committee. they have a little friend in a with fannie mae and freddie mac, and that was obama. bush went to congress and ask them 27 times to stop them from making these loans, here because they were too financially risky for america. guest: i think he is right on one thing. the fannie mae and freddie mac meltdown was certainly caused by the house in bubble. that has done a great disservice -- was done a great disservice by congress in encouraging lending to those individuals who did not have sufficient downpayment or did not h
obama claims the democrats took control when you were a 22 of 2009. actually, the democrats took control january 3 of 2007. they took control of the congress and the senate. that was the first time since 1995. under bush, unemployment was 4.6% and gdp was 3.5%, and 50 straight months of job growth. i am tired of obama claiming that he has inherited such a bad economy from the bush era, blaming everything on the republicans. barney frank was head of the house financial committee, and chris dodd...
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host: new york city, independent color. caller: thank you for taking my call. mr. walker, i recently heard in the news the congressional research service, a branch of the cbo, released a report entitled "taxes of the economy." to the top economic rates since 1945. in the beginning of the report, at one. essentially it talks about the taxes from the mid 1940's going from 90% in the top marginal rates down to what it is today. it says the analysis of the data suggests reduction in the top tax rates have had little association with savings, investment, or productivity and growth. this just came out in september. its author was a specialist in public finance. i know mitch mcconnell has tried to bury this report because it came out before the election. i wonder if you have any comment on it? this seems to be a kind of white elephants the republicans have been throwing out for some time that lower taxes and we're going to have more revenue. guest: first, the congressional research service is a division of the library of congress and separate and distinct from the congres
host: new york city, independent color. caller: thank you for taking my call. mr. walker, i recently heard in the news the congressional research service, a branch of the cbo, released a report entitled "taxes of the economy." to the top economic rates since 1945. in the beginning of the report, at one. essentially it talks about the taxes from the mid 1940's going from 90% in the top marginal rates down to what it is today. it says the analysis of the data suggests reduction in the...
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we showed the village in new york city, which got ravaged by 9/11. a plane had crashed right in their village. now the storm. steve was pursuing nancy pelosi because we did a story trying to find out how come members of congress can invest in wall street and not in stock, that is related to businesses they are looking at on capitol hill, without having to abide by the rules you and i do in terms of insider trading. that law got changed. the change happened right after. that was just this year. it is a really good question. it is part of what motivates people in the news business. you can have an impact. you feel a lot better about what you are doing when you are working on something important. i can tell you all so i worked in a lot of places in local news in my six years before i got to cbs news and i learned from places i did not agree with their philosophy. there is so much to learn. you find out what you do not want to be part of. "news, we do not want to go out there to make the news. we want to scare people." it is my favorite line. [laughter]
we showed the village in new york city, which got ravaged by 9/11. a plane had crashed right in their village. now the storm. steve was pursuing nancy pelosi because we did a story trying to find out how come members of congress can invest in wall street and not in stock, that is related to businesses they are looking at on capitol hill, without having to abide by the rules you and i do in terms of insider trading. that law got changed. the change happened right after. that was just this year....
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i love boston, and i went to school up there in high school. there are a lot of smart people up there, but i always resented the fact that people in the north think that people in texas are deserving of terms like corn opponent. i don't know about you but it upsets me because we do have people that are a little capable of doing things, including the then president of the united states, lyndon johnson. who in a six-week period kept the kennedy team, because it was essential to be able to keep the momentum going on the agenda that had stalled for three years, effectively. he kept the kennedy team which showed the leadership skill of humility. he had the leadership skill of doinged determination, and he had the skills of creating a strategy and he implemented in a six-week period a 25% across-the-board cut in income tax rates. believe it or not it's a liberal democrat, the idea was to cut taxes to raise revenue to begin to fund the great society programs. he went to the senate which was opposed to his ultimate goal of significant civil rights legi
i love boston, and i went to school up there in high school. there are a lot of smart people up there, but i always resented the fact that people in the north think that people in texas are deserving of terms like corn opponent. i don't know about you but it upsets me because we do have people that are a little capable of doing things, including the then president of the united states, lyndon johnson. who in a six-week period kept the kennedy team, because it was essential to be able to keep...
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we take kids from underprivileged the bruins in the inner city, privileged kids. all of them have learned the same lessons. they have helped them in life. we should never minimize the importance of that. for concussions, we applaud what pop warner is trying. we are trying to take a look at this. practices already limited during the year after school starts. to say you can only kick for 40 minutes in practice, we'd tell them not to spend more time hitting. spend your time teaching technique and everything else. we're just trying a different approach. we are all after the same goal. the other thing is, the research is critical. i cannot imagine a time when we turn around and the federal government or state government will outline football for 14 and under. we spend our time finding out what the research says and then try to figure out how to make it as safe as possible. the result will be extremely important for the future of the game. the other thing is on the education peace, -- piece, we found teaching the paris is critical. when i started, we had parents say my
we take kids from underprivileged the bruins in the inner city, privileged kids. all of them have learned the same lessons. they have helped them in life. we should never minimize the importance of that. for concussions, we applaud what pop warner is trying. we are trying to take a look at this. practices already limited during the year after school starts. to say you can only kick for 40 minutes in practice, we'd tell them not to spend more time hitting. spend your time teaching technique and...
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been in practically every major city except seattle and boston. i come from a very poor, humble background and in a poor section of a poor state. i have become very successful. my grandparents and my dad, they were staunch democrat. but their philosophy was it you do not work, you do not eat. their philosophy was they detested handouts. they were proud people. this is no longer the democratic party that our parents and grandparents respected and believed in. we have an appalingly ignorant populace across this country that cannot understand simple math. you know, i can follow it. but the vast majority do not follow the math. it is too complicated for them. if there was some way you could break it down fairly simple, we are spending $10 billion a day to operate our governmetn spending. guest: all of my charts and graphs are on my senate web page. that is exactly what we're trying to do. we are trying to lay this out in simple terms as possible to show the american people that punishing success does not work. let somebody else pay the price. but the
been in practically every major city except seattle and boston. i come from a very poor, humble background and in a poor section of a poor state. i have become very successful. my grandparents and my dad, they were staunch democrat. but their philosophy was it you do not work, you do not eat. their philosophy was they detested handouts. they were proud people. this is no longer the democratic party that our parents and grandparents respected and believed in. we have an appalingly ignorant...